Aims and Scope

In the 15 years since its founding, Business and Politics has established itself as the premier journal for cutting-edge research on the relationship between private firms and public governance institutions. We are interested in multiple levels of analysis: from individual entrepreneurs to international economic sectors, and from cities to global governance institutions. Rather than treating processes of governance and the organization of firms and markets separately, the journal showcases research that finds points of linkage between them. How does the organization of firms and markets shape the national, sub-national, and supra-national governance of economic, social, and foreign policies? How do firms and markets interact with political parties, electoral alliances, and how do they impact policymakers’ agendas? In turn, how do governing institutions shape the success or failure of individual firms, policymaking in economic sectors, and more generally, the relationship between market competition and economic development?

Business and Politics is particularly interested in manuscripts that use the tools of social science to illuminate contemporary policy issues, such as financialization and economic policymaking in a post-crisis era, and important scholarly foci, such as business strategy in weakly institutionalized environments, private regulation and privatization of services, and the relationship between business organizations, nongovernmental organizations, courts, and political parties. The journal also seeks manuscripts that offer new insights on bedrock concerns of international trade, industrial policy, lobbying and public policy, regulation, non-market strategy, and firms as both targets of and catalysts for political activity.

The editorial team emphasizes analytical rigor and novel theoretical and empirical analysis, which the journal does not associate with any dominant set of methodologies or approaches. We are particularly interested in manuscripts using a comparative approach, cross-regional studies, and interdisciplinary work and strongly encourage submissions from business, political science, law, economics, and public policy.

Supplementary Information

Business and Politics (BAP) publishes articles within the broad area of the interaction between firms and political actors. Two specific areas are of particular interest to the journal. The first concerns the use of non-market corporate strategy. The second involves efforts by policymakers to influence firm behavior through regulatory, legal, financial, and other government instruments. Recent articles concern private regulation in the global economy, human rights and economic liberalization, and transnational corporate motivations and strategies. The journal also publishes selected cases and commentaries on the interaction of politics and corporate strategy. The journal is edited by Vinod K. Aggarwal (UC Berkeley), a leading expert in international business and public policy. Authors include notable professors from the University of Oxford, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Sloan School of Business at MIT. BAP has been awarded an "A" for research quality by the Australian Research Council in its international journal rankings.

Publication History

Three issues/yearContent available since 2000 (Volume 2, Issue 1)ISSN: 1469-3569

What scholars are saying about Business and Politics

Business and Politics is an outstanding outlet for empirical and theoretical research on the intersection of government policies and business strategies.

David Baron, Professor of Political Economy and Strategy, Stanford Business School

Business and Politics has become established in the field of political economy, business studies, international business, and international political economy, and regularly attracts articles by many of the best-known scholars in the field. Its content is particularly valuable as a source of methodologically rigorous scholarship that marries genuinely original empirical material with strong theoretical analysis. Its peer review standards appear to be among the highest in the field.

Natasha Hamilton-Hart, Associate Professor of Management and International Business, University of Auckland

Instructions for Authors

This document provides authors with details on policy, copyediting, formatting, and layout requirements pertaining to manuscript submission to this journal. All manuscripts must have correct formatting to be considered for publication. The manuscript submission and review process is handled through ScholarOne Manuscripts. All manuscripts should be submitted to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/dgbap

EDITORIAL POLICY

Unpublished material: Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described is not copyrighted, published or submitted elsewhere, except in abstract form. The corresponding author should ensure that all authors approve the manuscript before its submission. Ethical conduct of research: The authors must describe and confirm safeguards to meet ethical standards when applicable.

Conflict of interest: When authors submit a manuscript, they are responsible for recognizing and disclosing financial and/or other conflicts of interest that might bias their work and/or could inappropriately influence his/her judgment. If no specified acknowledgement is given, the Publishers assume that no conflict of interest exists.

Copyright: Manuscripts are accepted on condition of transfer of copyright (for U.S. government employees: to the extent transferable) to Business and Politics. Once the manuscript is accepted, it may not be published elsewhere without the consent of the copyright holders.

ABSTRACTS

Abstracts will be typed or pasted into the relevant form in the submission screen rather than being included in the full text of the article. Abstracts should be <200 words for an article, <80 words for a note.

All margins (left, right, top and bottom) should be 1.5 inches (3.8 cm).

Single space your text.

Use a single column layout with both left and right margins justified.

Font:

Main Body — 12 pt.Times or the closest comparable font available

Footnotes — 10 pt. Times or the closest comparable font available.

If figures are included, use high-resolution figures, preferably encoded as encapsulated PostScript (eps).

Copyedit your manuscript.

Use the following document structure (remember there is no title page):

Introduction (titling this section is optional)

Subsequent sections including all tables, figures, and footnotes referenced in the text.

Appendices (if any)

Bibliography/References

Notes should presented as footnotes.

STYLE GUIDE

BIBLIOGRAPHY/REFERENCE LISTThe bibliography/reference list should contain the complete facts of publication for each source cited, using the author-date formatting shown in the following examples. Only include the sources that are specifically cited within the text. Provide first names (instead of initials) of authors when available. Within the manuscript, cite with footnotes. At the end of the manuscript, show sources in alphabetical order by the first author's surname and secondarily in chronological order with the earliest date first.

FOOTNOTESAuthors should use footnotes to cite sources. Each footnote should state the author's last name and the year of publication, adding page numbers when quoting from or referring to a particular passage (e.g., Smith 2005, 43). The footnote may include a brief comment that helps the reader to understand the source's relationship to the article's argument.

CHAPTER IN MULTI-AUTHOR COLLECTION: Gale, Jeffrey and Rogene A. Bucholz. 1987. "The Political Pursuit of Competitive Advantage: What Business Can Gain from Government." In Business Strategy and Public Policy, edited by Alfred Marcus, Allen M. Kaufman, and David R. Beam. New York: Quorum Books.

NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE ARTICLES: No reference listing is needed. Include relevant information in a footnote: New York Times, 15 September 1998, p. A1. Author's names and article titles are omitted except when an author prefers to add them because they enhance understanding of points made in the text or the source.

PUBLICATION DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONICALLY: In addition to the usual information, please list the service name, the name of the vendor providing the service, and any identifying numbers.

UNPUBLISHED INTERVIEW: No reference listing is needed. Include relevant information only in a footnote: Author's interview with Adam Smith, Washington, D.C., August 1998. If the interviewee was promised anonymity, describe the informant as precisely as possible, for example, as a member of a category of individuals, without identifying the person.

PERIODS/FULL POINTS: In general, do not use full points for acronyms (e.g., APEC or SEC). Do use them, with a comma, for abbreviated Latin phrases such as e.g., i.e., and viz. Always use only one space after a period, even at the end of a sentence.

QUOTATIONS MARKS: Use quotation marks for quoted materials shorter than fifty words or two sentences (whichever is smaller). Quoted materials longer than this should be indented and should not use quotation marks. Place all periods and commas inside quotation marks.

DASHES: Use an unbroken em dash (—) as opposed to two hyphens or any other convention, and do not use spaces on either side of the em dash. (In general, when using Latin abbreviations such as "e.g." or "i.e.", especially to substantiate a point at the end of a sentence, place the clause within parentheses rather than using an em dash). Use an en dash (-) to separate numbers that indicate a range (e.g., 1939-45 or pp. 101-19); in ranges, use minimum numbers beyond two digits (e.g., pp. 21-25, 167-73, or 196-201).

NUMERALSIn general, spell out numbers including and below one hundred, and for large round numbers above that one thousand, ten million, etc. Use numerals for specific measures (e.g., $55 or 85 km) and percentages (e.g., 50 percent), using the percent sign only in tables and figures.

DATESSet out specific dates in day-month-year format, omitting commas (e.g., 15 August 1999). When referring to a particular decade, do not use an apostrophe (e.g., 1990s). Spell out centuries (e.g., eighteenth century, not 18th century).

For questions of style not answered here, please refer to The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th ed., or contact the editorial office of Business and Politics.

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Editor-in-ChiefVinod K. Aggarwal, Department of Political Science and Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

Associate EditorsTim Büthe, Department of Political Science, Duke University Pepper Culpepper, Department of Political and Social Sciences, European University InstituteWitold Henisz, The Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaKeith Krehbiel, Graduate School of Business, Stanford UniversityJohn Ravenhill, Balsillie School of International Affairs, University of WaterlooKathleen Thelen, Department of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology